Welcome to the Solent & Chichester Regional Page
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We would like to introduce you to our beautiful protected waters of The Solent and Chichester Harbour.
We enjoy safe sheltered sailing in an area that provides unlimited potential for fun, adventure, exciting sailing, lots of pottering possibilites and peaceful anchorages that are out of reach to most of the larger craft but perfect for our small but seaworthy Shrimpers.
Protected by the Isle of Wight the Solent has many safe and beautiful harbours, many ideally suited to the shallow draft of the Shrimper but all providing a uniquely different character to the visiting sailor. Chichester is arguably the ideal Shrimper harbour in which it is possible to sail and explore it's many different creeks in almost any weather.
Rafted up in Yarmouth
Each season we put together a variety of events and cruises exploring the different areas of the Solent and Chichester. Some events are at weekends, other 2-5 day trips are usually held mid week.
At the western end of the Solent we have a choice of lovely places to visit for a day sail or a stopover. On the Isle of Wight we visit Yarmouth, Newtown, the Medina river and Island Harbour. On the mainland we can go to Beaulieu River, Lymington and Keyhaven. So there's peace and quiet to be had or plenty of hustle and bustle around Calshot and in Southampton Water. If the natural world is your interest we can tempt you with sightings of seals, dolphins, red squirrels and recently sea eagles!
The two regions are now organised separately with events for each region co-ordinated by;-
West Solent - Jacquie Frampton, Noggin the Nog 21#103
Chichester/East Solent - John Montgomery, Blue Moon 21#65
Any local owners who moor their Shrimpers in Chichester may wish to contact
Gerry McGeehan of Amigo 21/#21, who arranges weekday cruises in Chichester harbour during the season, on 07428060788 or gerry.mcgeehan@gmail.com
As time progresses we hope to provide regular news of forthcoming events, reports on recent events and any other items of interest to our region. Please keep an eye on the 'Latest News' box on the Home Page page as well as this page to stay up to date.
If you keep your Shrimper in the Solent or Chichester regions you are very welcome to join in with all the events we arrange.
If you would like anything added to this page please contact:-
John Montgomery Blue Moon 21#65 lamontgomery@btopenworld.com
Jacquie Frampton Noggin the Nog 21#103 jandj13@hotmail.co.uk
